Search for dissertations about: "Young refugees"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Young refugees.

  2. 1. Social-Policy Attitudes and the Great Recession : Changes in Perceptions of Unemployment Insurance, Forced and Unforced Immigration, and Taxation

    Author : Ariel E. Young; Joakim Palme; Karl-Oskar Lindgren; Che-Yuan Liang; Moira Nelson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic crisis; public opinion; human motives; welfare policy; unemployment insurance; taxation; immigration; self-interest; behavioral science; other-regarding preferences; deservingness heuristic; quantitative methods; quasi-natural experiment; Statskunskap; Political Science; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Welfare policies have long been met with both scorn and support among voters. Yet, studies reveal that in the presence of declining economic conditions the division between those that support and those that oppose welfare policies appears to diminish. READ MORE

  4. 2. Conditional Belonging : Listening to Unaccompanied Young Refugees’ Voices

    Author : Ulrika Wernesjö; Keith Pringle; Elisabet Näsman; Charles Watters; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unaccompanied refugee minors; belonging; home; place; racialization; negotiation; gratitude; young age; qualitative methods; sociological listening; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This thesis explores negotiations of belonging among unaccompanied young refugees in Sweden. The thesis further aims to shed light on methodological aspects of bringing out their voices. READ MORE

  5. 3. Between being and longing : Young former refugees’ experiences of place attachment and multiple belongings

    Author : Tina Mathisen; Susanne Stenbacka; Sofia Cele; Gry Paulgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; youth; refugees; place attachment; belonging; translocality; place; negotiation; racialization; education; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on young former refugees’ lived experiences of and reflections on processes of place attachment and negotiation of belonging in Norway. The analysis draws on a postcolonial understanding of migration and belonging, and is inspired by post-structuralism and critical phenomenology. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mental health, substance misuse and labour market participation in teenage refugees in Sweden – A longitudinal perspective

    Author : Hélio Manhica; Anders Hjern; Mikael Rostila; Ylva Almquist; Fredrik Saboonchi; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Young refugees; mental health; substance misuse; care consumption; labour market; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Aim: To fill the knowledge gap about the importance of contextual factors after resettlement on mental health, substance misuse and labour market participation among young refugees who immigrate to Sweden as teenagers. Methods: Register studies in national registers of national cohorts of young refugees, unaccompanied and accompanied, who settled in Sweden as teenagers. READ MORE

  7. 5. Migration Trajectories and Education : Measurement, Spatial Patterns and Integration Pathways of Adult Migrants

    Author : Samaneh Khaef; Bo Malmberg; Karen Haandrikman; Pieter Bevelander; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Educational attainment; Educational enrollment; Trajectories; Socioeconomic integration; Migrants; Refugees; Sweden; Longitudinal data analyses; Register data; Educational registers; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography;

    Abstract : Following the substantial influx of migrants to Sweden in recent decades, the socioeconomic integration processes of migrants have become a key focus for scholars and policymakers. In this thesis, I acknowledge the multifaceted role of education for both individuals and society, and aim to describe, explain, and examine the determinants and geographical manifestation of educational attainment and educational enrollment trajectories of adult migrants in Sweden, employing quantitative analyses and longitudinal register data. READ MORE